linux-kernel - Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6

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Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:45:41 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Con Kolivas <kernel@...ivas.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Peter Williams <pwil3058@...pond.net.au>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, caglar@...dus.org.tr,
	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>,
	Zach Carter <linux@...hcarter.com>,
	buddabrod <buddabrod@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] CFS scheduler, -v6


* Mark Lord <lkml@....ca> wrote:

> > You've really outdone yourself this time!
> >
> > 2.6.21 + CFS-v6, plus the futex PI fix patch posted later, just 
> > absolutely rocks here!
> >
> > I'm having a very difficult time finding any fault with it,
> > and it has now displaced the stock scheduler as my default
> > and personal favourite.
> >
> > The KDE (Dapper Drake) desktop is smooth under 100% CPU load, mp3's 
> > play without glitches, and everything is just *so* responsive.
> 
> Oh, and all of this is *without* renicing X11, even with "make -j2" 
> happening on the kernel tree.

cool! :) Regarding renicing: all people so far who tried reniced and 
non-reniced X say both work fine under CFS, so i've disabled the option 
by default in the Kconfig.

	Ingo
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